جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty has granted the noblest characteristics to the Prophets. Whoever possesses these characteristics should realize that God has wished him well, and whoever does not possess these characteristics should pray to God and ask Him to be granted these characteristics. These characteristics are certitude, contentment, perseverance, gratitude, patience, being good-tempered, generosity, zeal, brevity, manliness, goodness and trustworthiness.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Do not let your friend know your secrets, unless these secrets will not harm you if your enemies hear them. One day your friend might turn into your enemy.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Thanking for blessings is abstaining from the forbidden. Ultimate expression of gratitude is saying “Praise be to God, the Lord of the two worlds.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God has placed some good in whatever He has decreed for a believer with which the believer is content.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God did not appoint anyone to the prophethood unless he was honest and trustworthy.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God has placed believers as a target for His enemies: “Then God saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (against him).” [The Holy Quran: Mu-min 40:45] Know that by God the enemies surrounded him and killed him, but God protected His religion from any attacks.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said the following regarding God's statement: “Then God saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (against him), but the brunt of the Penalty encompassed on all sides the people of Pharaoh.” [The Holy Quran: Mu-min 40:45] “They captured and killed the believer from amongst the people of Pharaoh, but God saved him from sedition in his religion.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Whoever humiliates or belittles a believer for being poor, God will make him known for something in the Hereafter that will make him lose his good reputation.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: God will not accept any deed that is without recognition, and will not accept any recognition unless it is accompanied by action. If you have recognition, it will help guide your actions. If you do not act, you do not have any recognition of it. Indeed some belief in one brings about the other.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God never gave someone thirty thousand Durhams for his prosperity. No one collected even ten thousand Durhams by legitimate means. Sometimes God combines this world and the Hereafter for some people. For example, when God gives some people their daily income and also enables them to perform a good deed. This is where both their world and their Hereafter is involved.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God will not grant any believers more than forty thousand Durhams since He wishes them well.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is a rank near God for His servants which they cannot attain unless they either get sick or lose some property.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A servant of God has a rank near God which he cannot attain unless he gets ill or loses some of his property.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God told Moses the son of Imran (a.s) in one of His revelations: “O' Moses! I have not created anything dearer than My believing servant. I will make him suffer for what is better for him, and then give him a reward that is better for him. I know best what is better for him. He must persevere in the face of My hardships, and be grateful for My blessings. He must be content with My decree. If he acts according to My decree and oobeys Me, then I will record him as being one of the Righteous.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God's Prophet was never the first man to withdraw his hands when he shook hands with other men.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The most important aspect of obedience to God is being content with and being patient with what God has decreed whether we like it or not. And when one is content with what God has decreed for him, whether he likes it or not, that which is decreed is best for him.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Do not deceive others since you will then be left without any friends.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “When your believing brother is not present, talk about him as you like him to talk about you in a similar situation, and do not talk about things related to him which you do not like him to talk about you in a similar situation. These are good deeds. Act like one who is certain to be responsible for his deeds.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said the following regarding the Almighty God's statement: “For We see thou art one that doth good (to all)” [The Holy Quran: Yusuf 12:36] “This refers to the Prophet of God who made room for whomever entered their meetings, obtained loans for the needy, and helped the poor.”

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Do not totally trust your believing brothers, since you can never recover from a blow from one who knows all your secrets.”